The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-20
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 2, S2199S2S4c.
Corn-No. 8, 40A94O1Ic. Oats-No. ., 32cs
Rye-No. ], SIC. Barley-No 2, 55c.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Alden, of Evansville,
celebrated their golden wedding the other
evening. They have been residents OF that
city for forty years.
The house and stables of DIR. E. c.
French, in Eau Claire, were burned the
I other night with nearly all the contents.
Loss, S7,50oi partially insured
Charles Koenen, for some years city
agent for Sheftels Bros, grocers, of Mil
waul1ee, was arrested in St. Paul, Mimi,
recently for the embezzlement of 5000
from his employers. He is a prominent
young man and respectfully connected, be-
ing son of the register of deeds of Wash
ington County.
Fires were raging few days ago in the
woods of Florence County, on the east
side of Fisher lake, between Florence and
/ Commonwealth
James Meehan was found dead on the
floor of his room in the Adams House at
/ WauSap tho other morning. The cor
( oner's Jury rendered a verdict that de-
/ ceased came to his death by falling out of
/ bed and striking his head on pail which
! stood near by.
Within the past few days about thirty
wolf scalps have been taken to the Grant
! County clerks office. OF these about
| one-sixth were old ones.
A fire in Sheboygan the other evening
destroyed the confectionery store of James
Beel the hair store of Mrs. Armstrong,
| Henne's warerooms, Louis Sonnetag'S gas
fitting shop, the office of the Sheboygau
| Coal Company, DR.. Roots Office and +. W.
Melville's photograph gallery. The loss
was $4,000, with but little insurance.
Maiden Rock pierce County, prospectors
claimed recently to have discovered signs
/ of iron ore in the mountains near that
/ city.
! A fire the other morning destroyed the
store and general Office of the Northwest
ern Lumber Company at Porterville, Eau
Claire County, causing y total loss OF
/ 81, 0I0
Jean p. Soquet was convicted at Green
Bay few days ago of murder in the first
| degree. he was charged with numbering
/ his wife fourteen years ago. The evidence
against Soquet was purely circumstan-
tial, but a strong chain was woven by the
prosecution.
The Crescent Roller Mill Company of
Eau Claire recently shipped carload OF
flour direct to Antwerp, Belgium.
William Jennings, wealthy Turner liv-
ing near Eau Claire, was fatally crushed
few days ago by . tree which he was
telling.
Mr. L. Kjoistad, of Eau Claire, caught
few days ago what he calls flying fish.
He says it has wings like bat This SIN
gular curiosity was an inhabitant of the
waters of Long lake
Charles W. Lloyd, who was sent to the
State penitentiary few years ago for
killing the marshal of BelOit, pleaded
guilty at Madison recently to a charge of
perjury, and was sent to the penitentiary
| for three years.
A Northern Wisconsin farmer has COM
menced raising skunks. He claims he
can make money by selling their skins.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient OTaer
of United Workmen at It's recent session
in Milwaukee elected these officers: Mas
ter Workman, I. H. Hornicl, of Oshkosh;
Foreman, NJ. n. LandO, of Milwaukee;
Overseer, e. S. Goodell, of Viroqua;
Guide, II. NJ Zahn, Of Milwaukee; Watch
man, J. P. Balsour, of Hudson; Recorder,
II. C. Heath of La Crosse; Receiver, j.
Fl. Marston, of Appleton; Medical Exam
w. H. Huntington, of Durand. The dele
gates to the Supreme Lodge are r j.
Flint, II. c. Heath and W. A. Walker.
The assets of Goodrich & Wegner,
wholesale grocers of Milwaukee, who as
signed recently, are sl6S, 979, and the lia-
bilities $l56, 225
Ernst Pfeifer, of Port Washington,
Ozauzee County, was arrested the other
| al a Of Trdp
Charles Tillapaugh, who was found in his
house a mile and half southwest of there
some time ago with his skull crushed.
Joseph Melville, farm laborer, who
pounded his wife up in a horrible manner
some time ago, was arrested in the town
Of Wauwatosa the other night and lodged
in Jail. Mrs. Melville was taken to the
hospital 1t was supposed her injuries
were fatal, but she was progressing favor
ably toward recovery.
Rose and Howe, the young men suspect
ed of burglary at Plattevillc, were honor
ably discharged few days ago
William Green, a log-drIver at work on
the Big Elk river, tributary of the Chip
pewa, was drowned below the Musser
dam few days ago. While search was
being made for the body the remains of
Chris Yonker, who was drowned a year
ago, were recovered.
The store of L. H. Kuderling, one of the
leading dry-goods dealers of Appleton,
was closed the other day on a Chattel
mortgage for So, ZOO by J. " Farwell &
Co., of Chicago
Governor Rusk has appointed J. S. Mey-
er, Of Monroe, member of the State Board
of Dental Examiners for five years, to sue
coed himself.
Mary Quinart, aged twen'y-eight years,
of the town Of Lincoln, Kewaunee County,
was fatally burned few days ago, her
clothes taking fire from stove
The pioneers of Juneau County will
meet at Mansion on the 4th Of July.
John AXE, the second baseman Of the
Duluth (Minn.) base-ba club, was drowned
at La Crosse the other evening while
swimming
Eight dwelling houses were burned at
Hurley the other morning Loss, $4,000
Governor Rusk has appointed Mort
Daniels county judge of Sawyer County
for the term ending in 1890, vice H. W.
Harte, resigned.
Recent high winds greatly damaged the
crops around Palmyra, Jefferson County.
Acres of wheat and small grains were up
rooted and blown away.
An investigation has led to the general
belief that Dr. Brui the wife poisoner
who recently killed himself in his cell at
Dodgeville. was none other than DR..
Charles Bender, the son of "Oid Mani
Bender, of Kansas, and one Of the princi-
pal actors in the atroclous crimes commit
ted by that family
A recent fire destroyed large barn on
the farm Of William Dougherty, east of
Homer, La Crosse County, together with
five mules, ten hogs and several sets of
harness.
w. c. Brink, lumberInan at Estelle,
Chippewa County, committed suicide in
Chicago few days ago. He left letter
saying: 81 herein acknowledge that no
fault of my wife is responsible for ny
death. A more true and faithful heart
never beat in gentlewoman. The distillers
of ardent spirits owing to my weakness,
are the entire cause. Men may curse me;
this moment ana cursing the demon alec
hol.n
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